Jill Barker

Some risk factors — like age and a family history of heart disease — aren't within our control, but others can be regulated.

The typical office worker spends about 82 per cent of their 9-to-5 with their fanny planted firmly in a chair.

Get a group of athletes together and sooner or later they start comparing resting heart rates.

The typical office worker spends about 82 per cent of their 9-to-5 with their fanny planted firmly in a chair.

The more beats your heart takes over a lifetime, the greater the toll on its ability to function.

Carrying too much weight increases the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, type 2 diabetes, some cancers and breathing problems.

It's not surprising exercisers have become enamoured with tech.

If you compete — even with yourself — there’s always a chance nerves will get in the way of achieving your goals.

Exercisers generally divide among two distinct camps: cardio lovers and weight-room junkies.